Advanced CNC & CAM Programmer
Chart, Inc.
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Chart, Inc. in Stafford, TX seeks an advanced CNC & CAM Programmer to develop, validate, and optimize machining programs for turbomachinery components. The role requires extensive ESPRIT/Hypermill experience and strong CAD/CAM integration with manufacturability in mind.
You will analyze drawings, GD&T, and materials while collaborating with design engineers to improve CAD-based programs and fixture requirements. Weekend/overtime may be needed.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED required; Associates or Bachelor’s degree in a Technical or Engineering discipline preferred.
- Minimum 7 years CNC programming; 10+ years in multi-axis mill-turn machinery and 5-axis multiblade mill-turn machinery using ESPRIT & Hypermill software highly preferred.
- Some experience with SolidWorks/PDM
- Ability to understand and promote safety standards and guidelines.
- Ability to communicate respectfully, orally and in writing, to build both internal and external relationships.
- Must be able to routinely follow work orders and understand customer specifications with attention to safety and quality.
- Must be able to work weekends when needed to support our customer needs.
- Must be able to work overtime as needed.
Responsibilities
- Develop, optimize, and validate CNC machining programs for turbomachinery components.
- Simulate toolpaths to detect and prevent errors before production.
- Ensure CAD programming aligns with manufacturability and process efficiency.
- Recommend cutting tool purchases and catalog accordingly.
- Analyze engineering drawings, BOMs, GD&T, and material properties to refine programming.
- Optimize machining strategies for hard and soft material.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards, tooling design, and aerospace-level tolerances.
- Check prints with design engineering for accuracy and correct information on prints.
- Verify solid models to prints and red lines back to Engineering.
- Work with design engineers to enhance CAD-based programs for production feasibility.
- Recommend fixture requirements.
- Perform machine setup, initial runs, troubleshooting, and post-machining inspections.
- Continuously improve programming strategies and material handling techniques.
Skills
Education
Tools
Job description
Requisition ID39644-Posted07/14/2026-1 (Default)-United States-TX-Stafford
At Chart, we design and build some of the world’s most advanced cryogenic equipment—that’s how our “Cooler By Design®” tagline was born. But it’s not just our technology that’s cool. It’s our people. We solve complex problems as a team, making us truly Cooler Together. And with the addition of Howden to the Chart family, we’re Stronger Together, too. Our customers don’t simply bring us equipment specs—they bring us challenges. That’s where you come in. From concept and design to installation and commissioning, you’ll help create solutions that support a wide range of industries and applications.
- Launching rockets into space
- Delivering Nexus of Clean™ solutions for clean water, clean power, clean food, and clean industrials
- Powering the carbonation in your favorite fast-food beverage
- Making nitro coffee and even nitro ice cream possible
Want to see our impact in action? Explore Chart City: https://chartcity.chartindustries.com/ . We’re looking for bright, driven talent excited to build a career in an evolving, high‑growth industry. Along with competitive compensation and meaningful work, Chart offers development programs designed to grow future leaders. That could be you. If you’re passionate about design engineering and think a career at Chart sounds pretty cool, let’s talk.
CNC Programming & Validation
- Develop, optimize, and validate CNC machining programs for turbomachinery components.
- Simulate toolpaths to detect and prevent errors before production.
- Ensure CAD programming aligns with manufacturability and process efficiency.
- Required to recommend cutting tool purchase and catalog accordingly.
Process Optimization & Material Understanding
- Analyze engineering drawings, BOMs, GD&T, and material properties to refine programming.
- Optimize machining strategies for hard and soft material.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards, tooling design, and aerospace-level tolerances.
- Required to check prints with design engineering for accuracy and correct information on prints.
- Verifies solid models to prints and red lines back to Engineering
- Work with design engineers to enhance CAD-based programs for production feasibility.
- Recommends fixture requirements.
- Perform machine setup, initial runs, troubleshooting, and post-machining inspections.
- Continuously improve programming strategies and material handling techniques.
- High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required, Associates or Bachelor’s degree in a Technical or Engineering discipline preferred.
- Minimum 7 years’ CNC programming; 10+ years in multi-axis mill-turn machinery and 5-axis multiblade mill-turn machinery using ESPRIT & Hypermill software highly preferred .
- Some experience with SolidWorks/PDM
- Ability to understand and promote safety standards and guidelines.
- Ability to communicate respectfully, orally and in writing, to build both internal and external relationships.
- Must be able to routinely follow work orders and understand customer specifications with attention to safety and quality.
- Must be able to work weekend when needed to support our customer needs.
- Must be able to work overtime as needed.
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Employer contributions to an HSA account
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Company-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance with the option to purchase supplemental individual, spouse and dependent child coverage
- Up to two weeks of paid parental leave
- 401k retirement savings plan including a company match
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